Fake news circulation on social media and the need for a policy evolution in India

Patra, Raj Kishore; Saha, Arpita

doi:10.1504/ijamc.2019.111172

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“…Misinformation has the effect of changing the individual's belief system to influence decision-making which can thereby influence public policy 8 . According to Karlova & Fisher, deception is the major component of disinformation, which derives from a Russian term, 'dezinformacija,' coined in 1949, which means 'deliberately false information' 9 .…”

Section: Literature Review 21 Information Misinformation and Disinformationmentioning

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Disinformation on Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) A Content Analysis of News Published on Fact Checking Sites in India

Patra

Pandey

2021

DESIDOC Jl. Lib. Info. Technol.

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This paper focuses on the spread of disinformation on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and creating the larger phenomena of information disorder. It analyses an array of definitional meaning and disinformation on COVID-19, which has been identified and grounded with valid information by the fact-checkers. The study’s aim is to explore and analyse the intents behind the circulation of misleading information (intended and unintended) on COVID-19. For the study, quantitative content analysis and qualitative discourse analysis methods were utilised to explore the extent of the misleading information on COVID-19. Further, in-depth interviews were conducted with fact-checkers, media professionals, academicians, and a psychologist to understand the purpose of disinformation and its impact on society at large. The study’s findings propose that fact-checking is a crucial method to identify fake/misleading information, which can be counter acted by accurate and verified information. This paper argues that holding journalists, fact-checkers, the Government, and the citizens’ accountable, is necessary to counter the threat of disinformation about the pandemic.

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Section: Literature Review 21 Information Misinformation and Disinformationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disinformation on Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) A Content Analysis of News Published on Fact Checking Sites in India

Patra

Pandey

2021

DESIDOC Jl. Lib. Info. Technol.

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“…However, misinformation is an unintended and accidental circulation of untrue information (Wardle, 2017). The purposes of information disorder are creating polarization, troublesome environment, identity politics, diverting from the actual issue, endorsing hidden agenda, convoluting public policy to mislead the administration and denizens (Patra and Saha, 2019). Consequently, the research aims to understand the breadth of academic publications related to those terms, as mentioned above, and explore the academic approaches toward information disorder.…”

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Bibliometric analysis of fake news indexed in Web of Science and Scopus (2001-2020)

Patra

Pandey

Sudarsan

2022

GKMC

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the scholarly contribution of literature published on the much-hyped term fake news and associated terms such as misinformation, disinformation and post-truth in various disciplines, which contributes heavily to information disorder. Design/methodology/approach The study conducted a bibliometric inquiry of literature published in Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) databases (2001-2020) and steered in-depth quantitative content analysis of top-cited publications. The data mining covers 1,776 and 1,056 publications from WoS and Scopus databases, respectively. Bibliometrix R-package, VOSviewer Software tool and Microsoft Excel were used for analysis. Findings The study concluded that the past seven years (2014–2020) are the most productive period in studying fake news and its associated terms due to the unprecedented rise of social media and digital media. The prominent themes of the study were conducted in political, health, technology, media and social media space, whereas the output is minor in the pure science field. It is also inferred that both databases are contributing consistently in the domain of fake news literature. Practical implications The study helps in expansion of knowledge based on the research topic as well as in understanding the evolution of fake news in support of further research in this area. Originality/value Mapping scholarly contributions of scientific research provides a guiding approach and helps counter the information chaos stimulated by fake news phenomena in the digital era.

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Fake news circulation on social media and the need for a policy evolution in India

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Disinformation on Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) A Content Analysis of News Published on Fact Checking Sites in India

Disinformation on Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) A Content Analysis of News Published on Fact Checking Sites in India

Bibliometric analysis of fake news indexed in Web of Science and Scopus (2001-2020)

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